Fair-Rutherford and Rutherford Houses

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Fair-Rutherford and Rutherford Houses
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Location1326 and 1330 Gregg St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°0′25″N81°1′24″W / 34.00694°N 81.02333°W / 34.00694; -81.02333 Coordinates: 34°0′25″N81°1′24″W / 34.00694°N 81.02333°W / 34.00694; -81.02333
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850), 1924-1925
NRHP reference No. 84002093 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 5, 1984

Fair-Rutherford and Rutherford Houses, refers to a set of two historic homes located at Columbia, South Carolina. The Fair-Rutherford House was built about 1850, and underwent three alterations during the following century (c. 1879, c. 1905, and c. 1950). It was demolished in 2004. The two-story Rutherford House was built in 1924–25. They are associated with they prominent African American Rutherford family of Columbia. [2] [3] The Rutherford House presently serves as an office for Palmetto Dental Services. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Robert E. Dalton and Harry B. Rutherford, Jr. (June 1983). "Fair-Rutherford and Rutherford Houses" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "Fair-Rutherford and Rutherford Houses, Richland County (1326 and 1330 Gregg St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.